Braintree launches fourth '100 Roads Program'

The town will resurface more than 14 miles of roadway over the next three years, Mayor Joseph Sullivan said.

Fred Hanson The Patriot Ledger @Fhanson_Ledger

BRAINTREE – A blaze orange “Road Work Ahead” sign stood next to a shiny public works truck as Mayor Joseph Sullivan kicked off the fourth round of his “100 Roads Program.” Over the next three years, more than 14 miles of the town’s roads will be resurfaced and nearly 8 miles of water main will be replaced. Sullivan said the town will spend about $3 million in each of the next three years on road projects. About a third of the money will come from the state, the rest from the town. “We’re trying to improve the quality of life, trying to create a tangible benefit for the residents of the town,” he said. He made the announcement Tuesday at the intersection of Hemlock and Hickory streets, side streets off of Grove and Liberty streets. Hickory and Hemlock are slated to get new water mains as well as rebuilt streets and sidewalks over the next year. The announcement was attended by about a dozen residents of the neighborhood, town councilors and town public works department officials. Sullivan said the plan is “geographically balanced,” with roads in all sections of the town getting attention. Over the three years of the plan, parts of 101 streets will be resurfaced. The longest is just over six-tenths of a mile on Lisle Street. Others include Stetson Street, Hayward Street, Campanelli Drive and Ceila Road. Betty Flanagan, who has lived on Hemlock Street for 43 years, said this is the first time she can remember any work being done on her street, except for patching of potholes. She said the ruts in the street make it difficult to walk to the nearby stores. Still, neighbors had some concerns about the work, the biggest being the potential installation of curbing that would hamper them from parking their vehicles in front of their homes. District 5 Town Councilor Michael Owens, who represents the area, said he would schedule a neighborhood meeting to discuss the issue. A complete list of roads in the program is available on the town’s website, braintreema.gov.

The town will resurface more than 14 miles of roadway over the next three years, Mayor Joseph Sullivan said.

Braintree

It’s Round 4 for ‘100 Roads Program’

Mayor announces plan

for improving 14 miles

of road over three years

By Fred Hanson

The Patriot Ledger

BRAINTREE – A blaze orange “Road Work Ahead” sign stood next to a shiny public works truck as Mayor Joseph Sullivan kicked off the fourth round of his “100 Roads Program.”

Over the next three years, more than 14 miles of the town’s roads will be resurfaced and nearly 8 miles of water main will be replaced.

Sullivan said the town will spend about $3 million in each of the next three years on road projects. About a third of the money will come from the state, the rest from the town.

“We’re trying to improve the quality of life, trying to create a tangible benefit for the residents of the town,” he said.

He made the announcement Tuesday at the intersection of Hemlock and Hickory streets, side streets off of Grove and Liberty streets. Hickory and Hemlock are slated to get new water mains as well as rebuilt streets and sidewalks over the next year.

The announcement was attended by about a dozen residents of the neighborhood, town councilors and town public works department officials.

Sullivan said the plan is “geographically balanced,” with roads in all sections of the town getting attention.

Over the three years of the plan, parts of 101 streets will be resurfaced. The longest is just over six-tenths of a mile on Lisle Street. Others include Stetson Street, Hayward Street, Campanelli Drive and Ceila Road.

Betty Flanagan, who has lived on Hemlock Street for 43 years, said this is the first time she can remember any work being done on her street, except for patching of potholes.

She said the ruts in the street make it difficult to walk to the nearby stores.

Still, neighbors had some concerns about the work, the biggest being the potential installation of curbing that would hamper them from parking their vehicles in front of their homes.

District 5 Town Councilor Michael Owens, who represents the area, said he would schedule a neighborhood meeting to discuss the issue.

A complete list of roads in the program is available on the town’s website, braintreema.gov.